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CCI approves acquisition of 100% equity in Virtusa by Austin HoldCo, GIC Investor and CPPIB Investor
21 Jan 2021

Mahindra, Ford call off joint venture plan
04 Jan 2021
The development comes after Ford and Mahindra travelling far down the road, with Ford’s next big launch the C-SUV based on the next-gen Mahindra XUV500 and to be manufactured at Mahindra’s Chakan plant, planned in the first half of 2021, for which the two companies will now have to enter into a new contract

DBS expands nearly 20-fold in India with Lakshmi Vilas Bank in its fold
01 Dec 2020
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest lender, which had until recently just over 30 branches in India, has now added more than 550 branches and 900-plus ATMs

Snam buys 33% of De Nora to boost position in hydrogen technologies
24 Nov 2020
Snam is one of the world's leading energy infrastructure operators and one of the largest Italian listed companies in terms of market capitalisation while De Nora is a leading manufacturer of electrodes that can be used in the production of so-called green hydrogen production

CCI approves Future-Reliance deal
24 Nov 2020
The CCI approval for the Future Group-Reliance Group deal comes as a huge setback for US e-commerce giant Amazon, which is seeking to enforce an arbitration award from a Singapore court restraining the parties from implementing the deal
Tata Steel looks to split European business as SSAB initiates talks to acquire Dutch assets
20 Nov 2020

Amazon gets Singapore arbitrator to stall Future-Reliance deal
26 Oct 2020
Reliance Industries said RRVL has entered into the transaction for acquisition of assets and business of Future Retail Limited under proper legal advice and that the rights and obligations are fully enforceable under Indian Law

Flipkart acquires 7.8% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion for Rs1,500 cr
26 Oct 2020
With a network of 3,004 stores, presence across approximately 23,700 multi-brand outlets with 6,700+ point of sales in department stores across India, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited is India’s largest pure-play fashion and lifestyle company
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The cost of neglecting water transport
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.

As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.

The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)

The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.

Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!

COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.

The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
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